Sectional individual hog-house



M. V. TRACY.

SECTION-AL INDIVlDUAL HOG HOUSE.

APPLICATION FILED JAN-12, 1920. RENEWED DEC. 6. 1920.

Patented Man 15, 1921.

To (4Z2 whom it may concern.

MEAEL v. manor, or wn'rnanoo,

IOWA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO BERNIGE KERN,

OF RAPID CITY, SOUTH DAKOTA.

SECTIONAL ENDIVIDUAL HOG-HOUSE.

Application filed January 12, 1920, Serial No. 358,998.

Be it known that I, MEARL V. Tenor, a citizen of the United States of riineria, and: a resident of IVaterloo, Blackhawk county, Iowa, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Sectional In dividual Hog-Houses, of which the followin? is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in sectional individual hog-houses, particularly to those employed in farrowing, and the objects of my improvements are, first, to furnish 'for this purpose a light, compact, knock-down structure, which can easily be moved about when assembled, and which is equipped with proper means for lighting and ventilation; and, second, to combine with this structure a foldable sectional yard inclosure, also adapted to serve as a closure for an entrance in the structure after folding together upon it.

These objects I have accomplished by the means which are hereinafter described and claimed, and which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figures 1 and 2 are respectively perspective views of my improved hog-house and its foldable yard inclosure means, with said inclosure means extended in Fig. 1, and folded together in Fig. 2, and Fig. 8 is an enlarged top plan view of said structures, with the inclosure means extended, and with parts of the hog-house broken away.

In said figures, similar numerals of reference denote corresponding parts throughout the several views.

My improved sectional hog-house is composed of side sections 1, front section 2, and oppositely inclined roof sections 3 and 1, the differentsections being framed up in any desired manner, and assembled as a knockdown structure, with the sections secured together by means of bolts 21. This allows of the sections being disassembled when not needed for farrowing purposes, and being compactly stored or easily transported.

When assembled, the rear roof section 3 extends to the bottom of the structure. Bracketed horizontal beams are positioned around the inside walls of the structure at 10, under which a litter may take refuge without danger of being crushed.

The abutting edges of the two roof sections 8 and 4 are spaced apart to supply a Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 15, 1921.

Renewed December 6, 1920. Serial No. 428,764.

narrow transverse opening into the structure at 7 along the peak of the roof, for ventilat mg purposes, and this opening is closed by a swinging plank closure 9 mounted on hinges 8.

A window 5 is placed in the front sloping section 4: of the roof, so that when the hog house is properly positioned sunlight may traversethe window and interior of the house to the rearmost part thereof. This roof section i may be swung upwardly on hinges 6 and propped in an open position as shown in Fig. 1, upon pivoted props 19 to allow not only thorough ventilation at times, but also to permit cleaning out and the throwing out of refuse.

I have combined with this knock-down hog house an extensible and foldableyard inclosure about an open front entrance 22 in the front wall section 2. This inclosure comprises a horizontally-barred front section 16, and pairs 12 and 14: of side sections connected by means of inwardly folding hinges 13. The inner ends of the side sections 12 are connected to the front corner parts of the hog house by means of inwardly folding removably pintled hinges 11. The outer ends of the other side sections 14: are connected to the adjacent ends of the front section 16 by means of inwardly folding removably pintled hinges 15. Relatively thick vertical battens 17 are secured across the middle part of the spaced bars of said front section 16, and the interspace of said battensis filled in with vertical planks 18. Said sections may be extended to the position shown in Fig. 3, forming a rectangular inclosure immediately in front of the hog house. The side sections may be folded inwardly, thereby positioning the front section 16 against the front wall of the hog house, the battens 17 and 18 inclosing and covering the front entrance 22. The spaced battens 17 are of such a thickness that the side sections 12 and 1 1, when folded inwardly against the inner side of the section 16, do not project inwardly beyond said battens, whereby the collapsed parts are of even thickness against said building. The building may be placed upon skids 20 for convenience in moving it about to desired locations.

Various modifications may be made without changing the principles of the invention.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Let-' ters Patent, is: V

1. In a structure of the character de scribed, the combination with a building having an entrance, of a collapsible sectional yard inclosure, comprising pairs of sections separably hingcd'together to fold together inwardly, the ends of the sections nearest the building being separably hinged thereto at either side of said entrance and at a distance from the latter to swing inwardly, and a transverse section having its ends hinged to the outer ends of the outer ones of said pairs to cross said entrance when the sections are collapsed against the building.

2. In a structure of the character described, the combination with a building having an entrance, of acollapsible sectional yard inclosure, comprising pairs of sections hinged together to fold together inwardly, the ends of the sections nearest the building being hinged thereto at either side r of said entrance and at a distance therefrom to swing inwardly, and a transverse section having its'ends hinged to the outer ends of the outer ones of said pairs to cross said entrance when the sections are collapsed against the building, the transverse section having a medially thickened part adapted to cover said entrance when thereover and also to serve then as a spacer to afford clearance for the folded pairs at either side.

,3. In a knockdown structure of the character described, side, end and roof elements separably connected, of which one roof element is spaced from another root element to provide a roof ventilation opening and is also hinged to swing upwardly, and a closure for said opening hinged to the second root element to swing upwardly.

Signed at Waterloo, Iowa, this 10th day of December, 1919.

MEARL' v. TRACY. 

